Vipette Camino

The site I got this from called it a "Viper Truck". Although to my eyes I see no Viper, but some vague Dodgeness to the front end. Looks more "Miata" than "Viper" though. That rounded front blends into what looks like the front half of a Caprice, or some other 80's American sedan. Then it goes all freakish into some kinda stepside "El Camino" truck bed, that has heavy useless indents along it's side. And it ends with some Corvette taillights (which aren't that fitting to a Viper theme). Craptacular.

Oh - and it seems to have no headlights.

Sbarro Rolls Royce Camargue Hunting Car

The Rolls Royce Camargue was the only modern Pininfarina penned Rolls, and it's different lines (and slightly boring for Rolls) proved for it to be unpopular.

For some reason, Sbarro decided to go the Moh's SafariKar route and turn it into some kind of really expensive off road hunting vehicle. Hopefully only one was made.

Geely Chengbao Concept

If a '53 Corvette, an Audi TT and a football helmet were melted together in a microwave, this would be the result.

Baby Got Back, Pt. 2

The Chrysler Crossfire is a car I do not find attractive. People herald it as some kind of icon of American style. I think it looks like a mutated VW Beetle.

The British TV show "Top Gear" best described the shape of the Crossfire. They said it "looks like a dog taking a crap."

Also a sidenote - it looks astonishingly similar to the AMC Marlin (but in my eyes the Marlin is attractive). Strangly, I found photos in similar settings.

1980 Ford Mustang "Carriage Roof"

Although better, the "80's" Mustang that debuted in 1979 was better than the Pinto-Mustang. Although it was still pretty ugly during the first few years of it's life, especially in notchback coupe form.

In 1980, a true fugly option debuted, called the "Carriage Roof". I'm kind of confused about what it actually is though. It sorta looks like those lame velour/vinyl fake convertable tops. But read this caption: "A carriage roof was a $625 option that gave the car a convertible look when the top was up, though a Mustang convertible wouldn't be offered until 1983."

Was this actually a fabric top you put on overtop of the hardtop?? If so, that is the stupidest thing I have ever seen.

Ford Mustang II (74-78)

After years of selling the Mustang as a compact but powerful coupe and starting the pony car craze, Ford decides to downsize the Mustang and downplay the performance for the fuel crisis.

The resulting car was an unholy combination of Pinto and Maverick looks wise, without of a thread of it's previous heritage. Not only fugly aesthetically, it was fugly mechnically being based off a Pinto chassis and suspension (albiet with more sound deadening). Base engine was a 2.3L four with 88hp, and the "high output" engine was a 2.8L V6 with 105hp. The V8 disappeared. Inially there were 4 models - base coupe (notchback) and hatchback, the Ghia coupe and the Mach 1 hatchback.

Leading this fugly parade was the Ghia coupe (top 2 photos, 1975 model). Trying to look "European" (hence the Ghia name), it sported such Mustang appropriate features as a vinyl roof with matching side mouldings, hubcaps and a chrome luggage rack on top of the trunk. Look was more "Thunderbird" than "Mustang".

Surprisingly (being slower, uglier and more expensive than the '73 models) it was a huge success with sales tripling that of the '73 models. A V8 was added in '75 (making 140hp), and in '76 the Shelby inspired Colbra II was added to the lineup (bottom pic), but did little to help it's looks. Actually - the Colbra made it worse in 1978 when it sported gaudy Trans-Am inspired graphics.

Baby Got Back, Pt. 1

Another Sbarro creation - and extreme wedge finished with the most extreme of all automotive bubble butts. This 1987 version is the third iteration of the car.

Sbarro Windhawk

The first of a few Sbarro creations. Sbarro is a French car design and manufacturing facility. They create one off custom products, show cars and replicas. A lot are attractive and feature ingenious design features.

This concept was produced in 1980 - the Sbarro Windhawk 6x6 based off a Cadillac Eldorado. Many of Sbarro's creations in the '80s seemed to heavily feature the off road, hunting, and/or 6 wheels. Cadillacs do not offen mate successfully with G.I. Joe type military vehicles, and this is why.

Attack of the Clones, Pt. 6

For some reason I find the Sbarro GT12's stretched face looks like Joan Rivers.